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Bennacer settles his business with Milan It’s official. Ismael Bennacer is leaving AC Milan. The Algeria international has called time on more than five years in Lombardy. The 28-year-old had already stopped looking like a true Rossonero. Loaned out for the last two seasons, he was heading towards a contract termination. The split is now…

Atlanta United bets on Uruguayan youth Atlanta United have their new signing. The MLS club confirmed on Friday the arrival of midfielder Mauricio Amaro. He joins from Defensor Sporting, who play in Uruguay’s top flight. The move fits the club’s plan. Amaro is only 21 and has already been capped by Uruguay. It’s a long-term…

Chicago Fire will miss All-Star defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi for the rest of the season after a thigh tear that needs surgery in Finland.

Toulouse raid the Swedish talent pool TFC have their new gem. Toulouse confirmed the arrival of Sion Oppong on Friday. The 18-year-old Swedish forward has signed through 2030. It’s a promising profile. Born in 2007, Oppong mainly plays on the left wing, but he can also operate through the middle. Pace, skill and plenty of…

Rennes keeps its man Six months. That is all it took for Franck Haise to win Rennes over. The Breton club confirmed on Friday that its coach has put pen to a new deal running to 2028. A fast renewal, and by the club’s own account, an easy call. Haise walked in back in February.…

Mangala gets a fresh start in La Liga Olympique Lyonnais keep thinning out the squad. The Rhone club confirmed on Friday that Orel Mangala has joined Getafe on loan, the Belgium international heading to La Liga for the season with no option to buy. There is a financial upside too. Getafe will pick up a…

Luca Zidane gets a fresh start at Leganes Luca Zidane has a new home. The goalkeeper put pen to paper with CD Leganes on Friday. The Spanish second-division side say the deal runs for one year, with an option for a second. He arrived as a free agent after two seasons at Granada, where his…

Mastantuono picks Italy to get minutes Fiorentina have pulled off a tidy piece of late-window business. The Tuscan club confirmed the season-long loan of Franco Mastantuono, with no option to buy attached. The Argentine playmaker leaves Real Madrid for now, a place where minutes had grown scarce behind a crowded attacking cast. He was not…

Rulli on the brink of the Premier League At 34, Geronimo Rulli is about to swap the Mediterranean for Manchester. Foot Mercato reports that Manchester City and Olympique de Marseille have agreed a deal for the Argentine goalkeeper, who has given his own green light to the move. It is not quite over the line,…